Refining
What We Do
We reclaim and refine precious metals from waste streams, typically as a byproduct of complex manufacturing processes. We also recover precious metals from production scrap, off-spec parts and components, prototypes, and obsolete inventories. We offer global refining services, based out of Sims’ precious metal refinery located in North America.
Industries We Serve
Our broad capabilities allow us to provide solutions for a range of waste streams, manufacturing scrap and obsolete and broken equipment with precious metal content.
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We reclaim and refine precious metals from production scrap, off-spec parts and components, prototypes, and obsolete inventories.
The most common use of precious metals is in the manufacturing of electronics. Gold, silver, platinum and palladium are used to make a variety of electronic components and parts in:
- Printed circuit boards
- Semiconductor
- Printed/etched circuits
- Multi-layer ceramic (chip) capacitors (MLCC)
- Hybrid integrated circuits (HIC)
- Capacitors and components sandwiched between insulating ceramic wafers
- Connectors
- Contacts
- Switches
- Many other items, not limited to the above
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Aerospace/Defense Industry/Space/Aviation/Military/Government Contractors
We have rigorous protocols for handling and processing precious metals-bearing alloys frequently utilized in the Aerospace and Defense industries. As an ITAR Certified Company with locations throughout the world, we are able to support the global supply chains typical of the aerospace industry.
We work with the defense industry, and aviation and military contractors in recovering precious metals from a variety of parts and waste streams:
- Silver flight batteries
- Precious metal bearing Inks, pastes and epoxies, etc.
- Solutions
- ITAR destruction
- Many other items, not limited to the above
For more information on the services we offer to the aerospace and defense industries: Aerospace and Defense Services Send us actual data from previous loads, or detailed photos of the material ready to refine, then we’ll provide you with a detailed financial analysis
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Electroplating/platers/plating (reel-to-reel; rack; barrel)
For the Plating Industry, we process gold, silver, platinum and palladium bearing solutions, carrier strip, bandolier scrap, circuit board, obsolete parts and components, plate-out bugs, resins, filters and precious metal bearing sludges generated from:
- Rack electroplating
- Barrel electroplating
- Autocatalytic or electroless plating services (conversion coating process)
- Reel-to-reel plating (continuous plating)
Types of plated parts, materials or scrap we process include:
- Gold, silver, platinum and palladium plated copper set up and over run scrap
- Gold, silver, platinum and palladium plated stainless steel set up and over run scrap
- Gold, silver, platinum and palladium plated aluminum set up and over run scrap
- Jewelry – decorative and scrap
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For the Telecommunications industry, we reclaim and refine precious metals from materials such as recovered mobile phone circuit cards, gold-plated connectors, sim cards, set-top box boards, hard drive boards, memory, processors, gold finger circuit boards, backplanes and satellite electronics. Telecom companies instruct their end-of-life dismantling contractors to direct high value recovered materials to SLS – Precious Metals for refining.
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The medical industry depends on products made with precious metals and seeks to recover value from discontinued and obsolete products.
Some of the items we have received include:
- Catheters and surgical equipment parts
- Manufacturing obsolete and excess parts and pieces
- Manufacturing scrap from medical devices and equipment, pacemakers and artificial body parts
- Products using silver for its antimicrobial properties
Many other items, not limited to the above
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The automotive industry has a history of using precious metals in the manufacture of their vehicles. As technology becomes a larger part of automotive design, precious metal use is becoming more important in cars manufactured in recent years.
In recent years, the automotive industry has embraced more technology in their vehicles. As this occurs, we stand ready to support your needs in this area. Industry collaborations for new automotive technologies include:
- Cooperative trial programs
- Prototype destruction and value reclaim
- Customized solutions based on customer needs
- Many other items, not limited to the above
Common products we receive from the automotive industry include:
- Electronic control units (ECU) boards
- Automotive defrost mechanism silver striping
- Gold scrap from the manufacturing of airbag sensors
- Hybrid integrated circuits (HIC) and other printed circuit boards from later model cars
- Many other items, not limited to the above
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From manufacturers:
Sims Precious Metals Group has expanded its operations in the jewelry industry. We process an assortment of scrap streams from karat scrap to crucibles and slags.
Our advanced technologies and thermal reduction process enable us to recover maximum quantities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. We offer flexible service and payment. Settlement can be made by check, wire transfer, transfer of metal to your fabricators or gold coins. We process:
- Karat Scrap
- Filings and Grindings
- Bench Sweeps
- Polishings
- Floor Sweeps
- Dust Collectors and Filters
- Crucibles & Slags
- Scrap Silver
- Carpets, rugs and floor mats
- Higher Grade: Filings, grindings, sprews, gold solutions
- Low Grade: dust collectors, polishing dust and wheels, sludges, rack pins, danglers
Retail Jewelry:
- Karat and plated pieces
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Governance
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